Vendita - bivani indipendente a piano terra
VENDITA - BIVANI INDIPENDENTE A PIANO TERRA. Needs renovation.
What it really costs
Can you move in?
Not before the basics are done
In the listingNeeds renovationMust be done first
- Damp
- Wiring
- Heating
- Kitchen
See what needs doing and what each job costs
After allowing about €700/m² for renovation, the effective cost is roughly €1,427/m², far above the local €600/m² benchmark. The listing confirms a ground-floor independent two-room apartment but gives very little detail about the required works.
More on the house and the area
The townhouse has appealing Puglian character, with a handsome limestone façade, arched openings and vaulted interiors. However, the inside is a neglected renovation project rather than a ready-to-live-in home, with worn floors, damp-marked walls, basic sanitary facilities and no usable kitchen shown.
Certified wiring, water and drainage, a heat source, a roof that keeps the water out, one working bathroom. Facade, insulation, a second bathroom and the floors wait.
All the services redone, bathrooms, kitchen, windows. The structure is left alone.
Our read of the photos, €700/m², falls in this band.
Turnkey, facade and insulation included.
Materials only, work you may do yourself€11,000 – €20,000
Wiring, water and sanitary work of any kind, heating, air conditioning and gas go to a registered firm by law, and so do flues and the air openings for gas appliances. That labour stays in the bill. Yours is the stripping out, plaster, paint, floors, tiling and carpentry.
Labour is 61% of a renovation price on average and 67% at the median, across 191 items of the Emilia-Romagna 2025 public price list. Materials are the rest. An averaged price list, not a quote.
Materials you buy yourself carry 22% VAT; supplied by the firm doing the work they go at the 10% renovation rate. On a €30,000 materials bill that is €3,600 of extra tax.
Household wiring installed before 13 March 1990 counts as compliant if it has a main breaker with overcurrent protection, protection against direct contact and a 30 mA RCD. Having a firm bring the existing wiring up to that and certify it is the cheapest lawful route.
Bringing a house that has stood empty back into service: new water, sewer and electricity, plus the practices. The same sum on an 80 m² house and on a 300 m² one, which is why a €40,000 house is not a €40,000 project.
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Water 1,800 · sewer 2,500 · electricity 700–1,600 · CILA 1,000 · cadastral filing 500 · structural design 700 · Legge 10 report 900 · safety coordination 1,800
No mains drain: add €2,000–4,500 for a septic tank. Listings never say, so ask.
- Substantial renovation is required, including floors, plaster, wiring and general finishes.
- The bathroom is extremely basic and no functioning kitchen is visible.
- Visible damp staining, cracks and clutter raise questions about habitability and utilities.
Estimate from the listing and its photos, not a survey. Treat it as the starting point for your own quotes. An Italian builder's quote is normally written without VAT and without design fees, so add about a quarter to any figure a firm gives you.
The area around
Location score 57/100The area is on the Murge plateau, with open agricultural land of olive groves, arable fields and low karst limestone relief. Alta Murgia National Park begins nearby to the south-west and west, with steppe-like pasture, sinkholes and rock outcrops typical of the interior around Altamura and Gravina. The Adriatic coast is not far away, but Palo del Colle is inland and not in a coastal setting. Bari is the nearest large city, with full services, rail links, port and airport. Bitonto nearby has a substantial historic centre and Romanesque cathedral. The wider area is known for olive oil, almonds and other dry-farmed produce of the Bari and Murgia hinterland.